Nice reception desk in a corporate lobby in New York

Nice by Las Mobili — the front desk that hires itself

Las Mobili
Desk with integrated pedestal
Nice The piece that makes the room Desk with integrated pedestal
$ 12,690

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Your front desk is the first employee every visitor meets — and it never gets a day off. Nice by Las Mobili — the house of the Jera executive desk — designed by Studio Si, is built for that job description: brand presence on the guest side, a hard-working console on the operator side. Facing the lobby: horizontal decorative bands in 3d-foil wood, rear-lacquered tempered glass or white polycarbonate with LED backlighting, all framed in satin-chrome extruded aluminium — a front you can compose like a facade. Facing the team: 25 mm worktops, cable trays and locking storage.

The architecture is modular by design: 50 mm supporting side panels with satin-chrome edges, 25 mm 3d-foil worktops perforated for cable crossing where they meet the vertical panel, carried by a 50 x 15 mm Silver epoxy steel beam or by the storage units themselves. The manufacturer describes Nice as a system for compositions of great complexity and strong visual impact — a compact two-position desk today, the full front line of a headquarters lobby tomorrow. The central speak-through modules at 73.6 cm drop one section to desk height: ADA-style seated interaction, signatures and eye contact, without opening the whole counter.

Backstage, built like a workstation

The transaction shelf toward the visitor is either 25 mm wood with a satin-chrome aluminium under-profile or 12 mm tempered glass with polished edges on turned stainless-steel supports — Satin White, rear-lacquered Black or Extra White. Underneath, bent-metal cable trays (0.7 mm, matt Black, White or Stone Grey) mount under the top on the front panel and swallow electrification kits, power strips and every spare foot of cable. Storage locks — hinged door or extractable drawer with sheet-metal structure and top basket — and always closes with a wood or tempered-glass finishing top. Product certificates can be downloaded on this page.

Technical information based on data declared by the manufacturer.

Collection: Nice
Manufacturer: Las Mobili
Design: Studio Si
Type: modular reception desks and counters for offices and front-of-house

Worktops: 0.98 in MDF covered with 3d-foil; colors: Grey Elm 12, Bali Walnut 30, Wengé 60, Black 56, White 68; edges adjoining the vertical panel perforated for cable crossing; horizontal support beam in rectangular steel tube 2 x 0.59 x 0.06 in, Silver epoxy powder coated

Transaction shelves — two types:
Wood: 0.98 in MDF with 3d-foil (five finishes); visitor side with decorative under-surface motif in extruded aluminum, satin chrome
Glass: 0.47 in tempered — Float for Satin White 99 and rear-lacquered Black 10; extra-clear Float for rear-lacquered Extra White 78 — polished perimeter edges, turned stainless-steel supports; metal bands for fixing to the vertical panel

Front bearing panel: 0.98 in melamine-faced particleboard in Stone Grey 44, Black 59 or White 68, 0.02 in ABS edge in the same color; leveler feet in black nylon; faced with horizontal decorative bands in wood or glass

Horizontal decorative bands — three types:
Wood: 0.71 in MDF with 3d-foil in the five finishes
Glass: 0.16 in tempered, rear-lacquered Black 10 or extra-clear Extra White 78, polished edges
Polycarbonate with LED backlight: 0.16 in, White
Glass and polycarbonate bands framed in satin-chrome extruded aluminum

Conversation modules: right- or left-hand terminals W 74.8 in × D 35.4 in × H 28.9 in with short back panel, to be completed with one shaped central panel and one end panel

Dimensions: linear base modules W 31.5, 47.2 and 70.9 in × D 27.6 in × H 41.9 in, with three wooden bands or two bands to be completed with an upper glass or LED-backlit polycarbonate band (H 13.8 in); angular modules 27.6 × 27.6 in and 72.9 × 59.1 in, H 41.9 in; shelves D 11.8 in in wood (1.0 in) or glass (0.5 in), also angular 32.3 × 32.3 in and 77.6 × 63.8 in; end panels D 33.0 in × H 43.4 in; cable trays W 20.5, 36.2, 44.1 and 59.8 in; base modules from 88 to 346 lb (indicative price-list data)

Centralized LED switching: under-top kit with power box, interconnection box, cables and switch, for 1 lamp, up to 5 or up to 10 LED lamps

Counter composition: linear or angular base modules, optional upper glass or polycarbonate bands, one central support element for each joint between modules, one end support element for each end side, wooden or glass shelves, optional LED switching kit; electrification kits from the Las accessories range

Supporting side panels: 2 in particleboard with 3d-foil (five finishes); edges in satin-chrome extruded aluminum profile; leveler feet in black nylon, metal bands anchoring to the worktops

Storage units: usable as top supports (brackets supplied) or freestanding, W 16.4 in × D 33.0 in × H 43.4 in; two types — right- or left-hand door with lock, or pull-out drawer with lock and stationery tray; external panels in 0.71 in MDF covered with 3d-foil in the five finishes; door version with 0.98 in adjustable shelf, 0.71 in base and top in melamine-faced particleboard Stone Grey 44, Black 59 or White 68; drawer version with internal sheet-metal structure; levelling feet and vertical handle; always to be completed with a finishing top

Finishing tops for storage: wood 0.71 in MDF with 3d-foil (five finishes), or 0.24 in tempered glass — rear-lacquered Black 10, extra-clear Extra White 78 — polished edges

Cable trays: bent metal sheet, 0.03 in, epoxy coated matt Black, White or Stone Grey; house electrification kits and excess cables; mounted under the top on the front panel

Warranty declared by the manufacturer: 5 years on the furniture, 3 years on 3d-foil or painted tops, 2 years on sockets, cables, control panels and motors, 1 year on non-standard specials; spare parts available for 5 years

Manufacturer certifications: UNI EN ISO 9001:2015 (SQ174159-ICILA), UNI EN ISO 14001:2015 (ICILA-SGA-17258), UNI ISO 45001:2018 (IMQ-SHS-170062), SA8000:2014 (certificate no. 144), FSC® chain of custody ICILA-COC-000170 with FSC® certified products on request, COSMOB Qualitas Praemium Formaldehyde no. 45/2025 for low-formaldehyde panels; declared contribution of 6 LEED points (MR C4 recycled content, MR C2 construction waste management, MR C5 regional materials, EQ C4.5 low-emitting materials)

Packaging: components disassembled in triple folding cardboard with perimeter protection fillets and shock-resistant corner protectors

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FAQ

Can the same reception desk work for a small suite and a headquarters lobby?

Yes — that is the point of the kit. Nice composes from 50 mm side panels, 25 mm worktops on a 50 x 15 mm steel beam, and storage units that double as supports; the manufacturer describes it as a system for compositions of great complexity and strong visual impact. Start with a two-position desk, extend the same language across a full front line later — finishes, profiles and heights stay consistent.

What are our options for the guest-facing front?

Three registers, one frame. Wood bands in 3d-foil — Grey Elm to Bali Walnut — for warmth; rear-lacquered tempered glass in Black or Extra White for formality; white polycarbonate with LED backlighting when the desk should read as a beacon, especially in lobbies that work into the evening. Every band type is framed in the same satin-chrome extruded aluminum, so you can mix registers without breaking the facade.

How does Nice handle power, data and badge hardware?

Below the sightline. Worktop edges meeting the vertical panel are perforated for cable crossing, and 0.7 mm bent-metal cable trays — matt Black, White or Stone Grey — mount under the top on the front panel, housing electrification kits and every spare foot of cable. Phones, badge printers and monitors live on the operator side; the lobby sees only the composed front.

Why does one module sit at 73.6 cm?

Because a welcome sometimes happens seated. The central speak-through module, declared by the manufacturer at 73.6 cm — about 29 inches, standard desk height — is where documents get signed, where a seated visitor talks at eye level, and where the counter opens without exposing the rest of the console. You keep the privacy of the high sections and the accessibility of a desk in one composition.

What keeps the operator side organized — and how do we validate finishes?

Locking storage in two formats — hinged door with adjustable shelf, or extractable drawer with sheet-metal structure and a top basket for office material — always closed by a wood or tempered-glass finishing top, plus the cable trays under the worktop. For finishes, order physical samples and judge them under your lobby lighting: their cost is fully credited when the order is confirmed.

How to spec a front desk that runs a lobby

For facility managers and designers: five decisions that turn the Nice system into a working reception.

Count flows, positions and feet of frontage first

Peak visitors, number of operators, metres of lobby frontage: Nice composes from side panels, worktops and supporting storage into desks of very different lengths. Lock the composition logic before any finish talk — the desk should be able to grow with the company.

Design the face the lobby will photograph

Pick the band mix: 3d-foil wood for warmth, rear-lacquered glass for formality, LED-backlit polycarbonate for presence after dark. One satin-chrome frame unifies them — decide standing at the entrance, where visitors will.

Build the console behind it

Spec perforated worktops, cable trays with electrification kits, and locking storage — door or drawer — with its finishing top. The front is brand; the back is operations. Both ship in the same kit.

Drop one module to desk height

Place the 73.6 cm speak-through module where signatures and seated conversations happen. It keeps the desk welcoming at eye level without opening the whole counter to view.

Approve samples, then freeze the spec

Approve physical finish samples under your own lighting — their cost is fully credited at order confirmation — then fix band types, shelf material, storage layout and the module sequence in writing before production.

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